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Paris is the largest city in the European Union
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Paris is the largest French-speaking city in the world
Kinshasa is
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Most Parisians are Protestant
Most Parisians are Catholic
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After the London Underground, the Paris Metro is the oldest metro system in Europe
Glasgow's and Budapest's are older
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Paris is divided into arrondissements
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The Eiffel Tower was originally intended to be temporary
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The Eiffel Tower was once the tallest structure in the world
It surpassed the Washington Monument in 1889 and was surpassed in turn by the Chrysler Building in 1931
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Paris spent most of World War II under German occupation
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Gare du Nord is the busiest railway station in Europe
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Paris has the largest Jewish population of any city in Europe
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Paris will host the Summer Olympics for a second time in 2024
Paris will host the Summer Olympics for a third time in 2024, having hosted the 1900 and 1924 Olympics
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Denis Villeneuve, Timothee Chalamet and Romelu Lukaku were all born in Paris
They were born in Quebec, New York and Belgium respectively
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Napoleon Bonaparte was assassinated in Paris in 1815 after his defeat at Waterloo
Napoleon died in exile on St Helena in 1821
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The artworks Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and Liberty Leading the People are all on display in the Louvre
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The Bastille, an iconic fortress and prison stormed by the people during the French Revolution, is France's most visited tourist destination
The Bastille was demolished shortly after the revolution